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<caption class="r systemtitle">Outcomes of Applications for Disability Benefits <br></br> Table 63. <br></br> Medical decisions at the hearing level or above, by year of application and program, 2008�2017</caption>
 
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<th rowspan="2">Year</th>
<th colspan="3">All decisions</th>
<th colspan="3">Decisions on applications for Social Security only</th>
<th colspan="3">Decisions on applications for both Social Security and SSI</th>
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<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a</sup> (percent)</th>
<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a</sup> (percent)</th>
<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a,b</sup> (percent)</th>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">All&nbsp;disabled&nbsp;beneficiaries</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">      16,407</td>
<td class="r data">      12,655</td>
<td class="r data">    77.1</td>
<td class="r data">       7,884</td>
<td class="r data">       6,495</td>
<td class="r data">    82.4</td>
<td class="r data">       8,523</td>
<td class="r data">       6,160</td>
<td class="r data">    72.3</td>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">      20,037</td>
<td class="r data">      14,861</td>
<td class="r data">    74.2</td>
<td class="r data">       9,883</td>
<td class="r data">       7,966</td>
<td class="r data">    80.6</td>
<td class="r data">      10,154</td>
<td class="r data">       6,895</td>
<td class="r data">    67.9</td>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">      22,719</td>
<td class="r data">      15,677</td>
<td class="r data">    69.0</td>
<td class="r data">      11,116</td>
<td class="r data">       8,417</td>
<td class="r data">    75.7</td>
<td class="r data">      11,603</td>
<td class="r data">       7,260</td>
<td class="r data">    62.6</td>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">      23,560</td>
<td class="r data">      15,537</td>
<td class="r data">    65.9</td>
<td class="r data">      11,682</td>
<td class="r data">       8,539</td>
<td class="r data">    73.1</td>
<td class="r data">      11,878</td>
<td class="r data">       6,998</td>
<td class="r data">    58.9</td>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">      24,226</td>
<td class="r data">      15,078</td>
<td class="r data">    62.2</td>
<td class="r data">      11,931</td>
<td class="r data">       8,309</td>
<td class="r data">    69.6</td>
<td class="r data">      12,295</td>
<td class="r data">       6,769</td>
<td class="r data">    55.1</td>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">      25,089</td>
<td class="r data">      14,876</td>
<td class="r data">    59.3</td>
<td class="r data">      12,699</td>
<td class="r data">       8,339</td>
<td class="r data">    65.7</td>
<td class="r data">      12,390</td>
<td class="r data">       6,537</td>
<td class="r data">    52.8</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">      23,032</td>
<td class="r data">      13,728</td>
<td class="r data">    59.6</td>
<td class="r data">      11,915</td>
<td class="r data">       7,802</td>
<td class="r data">    65.5</td>
<td class="r data">      11,117</td>
<td class="r data">       5,926</td>
<td class="r data">    53.3</td>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">      17,277</td>
<td class="r data">      10,726</td>
<td class="r data">    62.1</td>
<td class="r data">       9,290</td>
<td class="r data">       6,366</td>
<td class="r data">    68.5</td>
<td class="r data">       7,987</td>
<td class="r data">       4,360</td>
<td class="r data">    54.6</td>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">       7,035</td>
<td class="r data">       4,166</td>
<td class="r data">    59.2</td>
<td class="r data">       3,993</td>
<td class="r data">       2,595</td>
<td class="r data">    65.0</td>
<td class="r data">       3,042</td>
<td class="r data">       1,571</td>
<td class="r data">    51.6</td>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">         710</td>
<td class="r data">         365</td>
<td class="r data">    51.4</td>
<td class="r data">         419</td>
<td class="r data">         226</td>
<td class="r data">    53.9</td>
<td class="r data">         291</td>
<td class="r data">         139</td>
<td class="r data">    47.8</td>
</tr>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Workers</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">      15,915</td>
<td class="r data">      12,269</td>
<td class="r data">    77.1</td>
<td class="r data">       7,687</td>
<td class="r data">       6,331</td>
<td class="r data">    82.4</td>
<td class="r data">       8,228</td>
<td class="r data">       5,938</td>
<td class="r data">    72.2</td>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">      19,428</td>
<td class="r data">      14,409</td>
<td class="r data">    74.2</td>
<td class="r data">       9,633</td>
<td class="r data">       7,759</td>
<td class="r data">    80.5</td>
<td class="r data">       9,795</td>
<td class="r data">       6,650</td>
<td class="r data">    67.9</td>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">      22,035</td>
<td class="r data">      15,202</td>
<td class="r data">    69.0</td>
<td class="r data">      10,846</td>
<td class="r data">       8,214</td>
<td class="r data">    75.7</td>
<td class="r data">      11,189</td>
<td class="r data">       6,988</td>
<td class="r data">    62.5</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">      22,925</td>
<td class="r data">      15,108</td>
<td class="r data">    65.9</td>
<td class="r data">      11,393</td>
<td class="r data">       8,331</td>
<td class="r data">    73.1</td>
<td class="r data">      11,532</td>
<td class="r data">       6,777</td>
<td class="r data">    58.8</td>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">      23,533</td>
<td class="r data">      14,629</td>
<td class="r data">    62.2</td>
<td class="r data">      11,650</td>
<td class="r data">       8,107</td>
<td class="r data">    69.6</td>
<td class="r data">      11,883</td>
<td class="r data">       6,522</td>
<td class="r data">    54.9</td>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">      24,341</td>
<td class="r data">      14,450</td>
<td class="r data">    59.4</td>
<td class="r data">      12,413</td>
<td class="r data">       8,154</td>
<td class="r data">    65.7</td>
<td class="r data">      11,928</td>
<td class="r data">       6,296</td>
<td class="r data">    52.8</td>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">      22,375</td>
<td class="r data">      13,337</td>
<td class="r data">    59.6</td>
<td class="r data">      11,667</td>
<td class="r data">       7,634</td>
<td class="r data">    65.4</td>
<td class="r data">      10,708</td>
<td class="r data">       5,703</td>
<td class="r data">    53.3</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">      16,788</td>
<td class="r data">      10,420</td>
<td class="r data">    62.1</td>
<td class="r data">       9,091</td>
<td class="r data">       6,224</td>
<td class="r data">    68.5</td>
<td class="r data">       7,697</td>
<td class="r data">       4,196</td>
<td class="r data">    54.5</td>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">       6,872</td>
<td class="r data">       4,059</td>
<td class="r data">    59.1</td>
<td class="r data">       3,925</td>
<td class="r data">       2,542</td>
<td class="r data">    64.8</td>
<td class="r data">       2,947</td>
<td class="r data">       1,517</td>
<td class="r data">    51.5</td>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">         682</td>
<td class="r data">         346</td>
<td class="r data">    50.7</td>
<td class="r data">         402</td>
<td class="r data">         212</td>
<td class="r data">    52.7</td>
<td class="r data">         280</td>
<td class="r data">         134</td>
<td class="r data">    47.9</td>
</tr>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Widow(er)s</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">         474</td>
<td class="r data">         379</td>
<td class="r data">    80.0</td>
<td class="r data">         186</td>
<td class="r data">         158</td>
<td class="r data">    84.9</td>
<td class="r data">         288</td>
<td class="r data">         221</td>
<td class="r data">    76.7</td>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">         580</td>
<td class="r data">         442</td>
<td class="r data">    76.2</td>
<td class="r data">         235</td>
<td class="r data">         200</td>
<td class="r data">    85.1</td>
<td class="r data">         345</td>
<td class="r data">         242</td>
<td class="r data">    70.1</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">         659</td>
<td class="r data">         468</td>
<td class="r data">    71.0</td>
<td class="r data">         259</td>
<td class="r data">         200</td>
<td class="r data">    77.2</td>
<td class="r data">         400</td>
<td class="r data">         268</td>
<td class="r data">    67.0</td>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">         607</td>
<td class="r data">         421</td>
<td class="r data">    69.4</td>
<td class="r data">         277</td>
<td class="r data">         203</td>
<td class="r data">    73.3</td>
<td class="r data">         330</td>
<td class="r data">         218</td>
<td class="r data">    66.1</td>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">         669</td>
<td class="r data">         444</td>
<td class="r data">    66.4</td>
<td class="r data">         268</td>
<td class="r data">         199</td>
<td class="r data">    74.3</td>
<td class="r data">         401</td>
<td class="r data">         245</td>
<td class="r data">    61.1</td>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">         717</td>
<td class="r data">         421</td>
<td class="r data">    58.7</td>
<td class="r data">         267</td>
<td class="r data">         180</td>
<td class="r data">    67.4</td>
<td class="r data">         450</td>
<td class="r data">         241</td>
<td class="r data">    53.6</td>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">         640</td>
<td class="r data">         386</td>
<td class="r data">    60.3</td>
<td class="r data">         240</td>
<td class="r data">         163</td>
<td class="r data">    67.9</td>
<td class="r data">         400</td>
<td class="r data">         223</td>
<td class="r data">    55.8</td>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">         477</td>
<td class="r data">         305</td>
<td class="r data">    63.9</td>
<td class="r data">         196</td>
<td class="r data">         141</td>
<td class="r data">    71.9</td>
<td class="r data">         281</td>
<td class="r data">         164</td>
<td class="r data">    58.4</td>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">         157</td>
<td class="r data">         107</td>
<td class="r data">    68.2</td>
<td class="r data">          67</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">          90</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">          27</td>
<td class="r data">          19</td>
<td class="r data">    70.4</td>
<td class="r data">          16</td>
<td class="r data">          14</td>
<td class="r data">    87.5</td>
<td class="r data">          11</td>
<td class="r data">           5</td>
<td class="r data">    45.5</td>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Adult&nbsp;children</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">          18</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">          11</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           7</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">          29</td>
<td class="r data">          10</td>
<td class="r data">    34.5</td>
<td class="r data">          15</td>
<td class="r data">           7</td>
<td class="r data">    46.7</td>
<td class="r data">          14</td>
<td class="r data">           3</td>
<td class="r data">    21.4</td>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">          25</td>
<td class="r data">           7</td>
<td class="r data">    28.0</td>
<td class="r data">          11</td>
<td class="r data">           3</td>
<td class="r data">    27.3</td>
<td class="r data">          14</td>
<td class="r data">           4</td>
<td class="r data">    28.6</td>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">          28</td>
<td class="r data">           8</td>
<td class="r data">    28.6</td>
<td class="r data">          12</td>
<td class="r data">           5</td>
<td class="r data">    41.7</td>
<td class="r data">          16</td>
<td class="r data">           3</td>
<td class="r data">    18.8</td>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">          24</td>
<td class="r data">           5</td>
<td class="r data">    20.8</td>
<td class="r data">          13</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">          11</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">          31</td>
<td class="r data">           5</td>
<td class="r data">    16.1</td>
<td class="r data">          19</td>
<td class="r data">           5</td>
<td class="r data">    26.3</td>
<td class="r data">          12</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">          17</td>
<td class="r data">           5</td>
<td class="r data">    29.4</td>
<td class="r data">           8</td>
<td class="r data">           5</td>
<td class="r data">    62.5</td>
<td class="r data">           9</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
</tr>
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<td colspan="10" class="footer">SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Disability Research file, 100 percent data. <br></br> NOTES: Data are current through July 2018. <br></br> Because a number of applications remain pending for more recent years, the allowance rate will change over time. <br></br> Applications with a medical decision may be pending a final nonmedical decision or be subsequently denied for nonmedical reasons. <br></br> A revised process was introduced on October 1, 1999, in 10 states, under which initial denials could be appealed directly to the hearing level without a reconsideration. <br></br> Data from 1992 through 1998 are available for disabled workers only. <br></br> SSI = Supplemental Security Income. <br></br> a. Rate determined by dividing medical allowances by all medical decisions for that year. <br></br> b. Rate for the Social Security portion only. <br></br> CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
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